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Supply chain management is one of the toughest challenges companies face, particularly those in the garment sector. While government policy and international co-operation can help push for improvements, there is still a reliance on global firms to improve their approaches. The OECD Due Diligence Guidance can help them get it right.

In 2016, corporate tax revenues accounted for 13.3% of total tax revenues on average across the 88 jurisdictions for which data is available, a new OECD report and database, Corporate Tax Statistics, shows. At the same time, the average combined statutory tax rate fell from 28.6% in 2000 to 21.4% in 2018, the data show.

Countries should increase their co-operation to deal more effectively with inflows of humanitarian migrants, a new OECD report says. The rise in the refugee population in OECD countries has had a highly concentrated impact in geographical and demographic terms, but also on the type of services placed under pressure, the report finds.

Governments need to do more to help workers and firms adapt to the fast-changing world of work and drive inclusive growth, according to the new OECD Jobs Strategy. New evidence reveals relatively good performances among countries that promote job quantity, quality and inclusiveness, the report says.